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Farmington Regional Stockyards

Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Apr 16

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812

← Apr 9Apr 16Apr 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

983 head

▲ 748 vs last sale 235▲ 311 vs year ago 672 · +46.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

111 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 131▼ 68 vs year ago 179 · −38.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 15▼ 18 vs year ago 27 · −66.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 7.00-25.00 higher with good quality in the offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 higher; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $355.44/cwt on 102 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −99.74 against this barn's trailing median of $455.18.

Average price

$355.44

102 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,953

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$220

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$47.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.17

vs MO average

−9.32 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	361.46	1,980	89
Medium and Large 1-2	560	314.21	1,760	13thin

One grade step is worth $47.24/cwt here — about $220 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale102 hd

355.44

—

MO average17 barns · 3,064 hd

363.61

−8.17

National average169 barns · 11,281 hd

364.76

−9.32

This barn, trailing median26 sales

455.18

−99.74

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

26 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $512.44, low $386.16, median $455.18 across 26 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,490	163.14	2,430	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,073	142.36	1,527	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,470	140.98	2,072	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	839	112.59	944	11

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,020	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,255	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,037	$1,651	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,275	$3,100	2thin

Every lot

72 lots · USDA AMS · Farmington Regional Stockyards - Farmington, MO

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	318	396.94/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,262	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	341	428.99/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,463	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	376	413.44/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,555	13
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	377	472.00/cwt	472.00–472.00	1,779	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	434.31/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,663	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	421.33/cwt	399.00–440.00	1,791	26
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	368.97/cwt	350.00–405.00	1,568	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	404.30/cwt	380.00–430.00	1,924	52
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	358.73/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,718	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	498	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,952	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	512	398.20/cwt	396.00–400.00	2,039	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	362.44/cwt	337.00–375.00	1,899	32
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	284.41/cwt	270.00–327.00	1,505	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	351.99/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,017	46
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	327.46/cwt	317.00–345.00	1,880	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	614	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,112	28
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	615	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,134	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,519	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	316.22/cwt	287.00–335.00	1,986	26
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	300.24/cwt	290.00–322.00	2,006	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	243.39/cwt	220.00–277.00	1,650	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	734	291.75/cwt	265.00–296.00	2,141	28
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	262.22/cwt	245.00–270.00	2,072	13
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	824	267.40/cwt	260.00–275.00	2,203	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	427.00/cwt	375.00–440.00	1,217	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	379.73/cwt	355.00–390.00	1,246	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	333	322.22/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,073	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	365.89/cwt	340.00–395.00	1,361	22
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	327.02/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,236	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	423	361.27/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,528	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	310.03/cwt	256.00–325.00	1,318	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	342.27/cwt	327.00–357.00	1,461	43
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	455	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,738	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	335.66/cwt	322.00–347.00	1,591	60
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	309.88/cwt	290.00–327.00	1,481	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	327.32/cwt	300.00–348.00	1,686	53
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	536	288.80/cwt	280.00–292.00	1,548	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	555	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,898	25
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	284.42/cwt	277.00–290.00	1,601	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	310.82/cwt	292.00–332.00	1,772	21
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	609	292.00/cwt	282.00–300.00	1,778	25
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	661	273.78/cwt	267.00–280.00	1,810	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	678	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,014	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	253.87/cwt	230.00–267.00	1,848	21
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	248.99/cwt	247.00–255.00	1,905	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,013	4
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	862	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,069	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	413.76/cwt	407.00–420.00	1,531	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	419	427.82/cwt	415.00–437.00	1,793	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	395.36/cwt	365.00–425.00	1,692	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	450	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,440	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	357.84/cwt	327.00–395.00	1,710	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	507	348.34/cwt	337.00–357.00	1,766	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	288.50/cwt	285.00–292.00	1,616	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	280.45/cwt	277.00–292.00	1,753	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	706	231.62/cwt	225.00–237.00	1,635	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,353	144.70/cwt	139.00–152.00	1,958	3
Bulls	—	—	1,558	172.36/cwt	152.00–189.00	2,685	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	708	75.95/cwt	75.00–77.00	538	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	866	129.00/cwt	118.00–140.00	1,117	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	872	104.18/cwt	87.00–112.00	908	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,015	131.23/cwt	126.00–136.00	1,332	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,086	145.73/cwt	136.00–155.00	1,583	36
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,125	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,361	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,300	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,573	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,477	144.31/cwt	135.00–150.00	2,131	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,575	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	2,063	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,275	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	920	1,274.59/head	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,275	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,020	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,115	1,902.65/head	1,700.00–2,100.00	1,903	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,255	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1

This sale against other markets

Missouri weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Missouri auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Farmington Regional Stockyards - Farmington, MO

Wed Apr 16, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jefferson City, MO (LS-JC)

Feeder CattleReceipts 983Last week 235Year ago 672

Slaughter CattleReceipts 111Last week 131Year ago 179

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 15Year ago 27

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 7.00-25.00 higher with good quality in the offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 higher; Demand good and supply moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	385.00–405.00	396.94
13	350–400	376	400.00–420.00	413.44
6	400–450	425	350.00–405.00	368.97
13	450–500	479	340.00–375.00	358.73
4	500–550	529	270.00–327.00	284.41
9	550–600	574	317.00–345.00	327.46
2	600–650	615	247.00	247.00
5	650–700	678	220.00–277.00	243.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	341	425.00–430.00	428.99
9	350–400	383	400.00–450.00	434.31
26	400–450	425	399.00–440.00	421.33
52	450–500	476	380.00–430.00	404.30
32	500–550	524	337.00–375.00	362.44
46	550–600	573	340.00–365.00	351.99
26	600–650	628	287.00–335.00	316.22
8	650–700	668	290.00–322.00	300.24
28	700–750	734	265.00–296.00	291.75
13	750–800	790	245.00–270.00	262.22
8	800–850	824	260.00–275.00	267.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	377	472.00	472.00
6	450–500	498	392.00	392.00
11	500–550	512	396.00–400.00	398.20
13	600–650	615	347.00	347.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	600–650	614	344.00	344.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	285	375.00–440.00	427.00
4	300–350	328	355.00–390.00	379.73
22	350–400	372	340.00–395.00	365.89
43	400–450	427	327.00–357.00	342.27
60	450–500	474	322.00–347.00	335.66
53	500–550	515	300.00–348.00	327.32
21	550–600	570	292.00–332.00	310.82
25	600–650	609	282.00–300.00	292.00
9	650–700	661	267.00–280.00	273.78
21	700–750	728	230.00–267.00	253.87
4	750–800	765	247.00–255.00	248.99
4	800–850	805	250.00	250.00
5	850–900	862	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	550–600	555	342.00	342.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	315.00–330.00	322.22
5	350–400	378	320.00–335.00	327.02
17	400–450	425	256.00–325.00	310.03
11	450–500	478	290.00–327.00	309.88
7	500–550	536	280.00–292.00	288.80
10	550–600	563	277.00–290.00	284.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	423	360.00–365.00	361.27
4	450–500	455	382.00	382.00
8	650–700	678	297.00	297.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	407.00–420.00	413.76
9	400–450	428	365.00–425.00	395.36
11	450–500	478	327.00–395.00	357.84
10	500–550	507	337.00–357.00	348.34
5	600–650	625	277.00–292.00	280.45
5	700–750	706	225.00–237.00	231.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	450	320.00	320.00
4	550–600	560	285.00–292.00	288.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	419	415.00–437.00	427.82

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,275	3,100.00	3,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,255	2,000.00	2,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,115	1,700.00–2,100.00	1,902.65

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	920	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,274.59

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,353	139.00–152.00	144.70
6	—	1,558	152.00–189.00	172.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,086	136.00–155.00	145.73
1	—	1,125	121.00	121.00
9	—	1,015	126.00–136.00	131.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	121.00	121.00
9	—	1,477	135.00–150.00	144.31
1	—	1,575	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	872	87.00–112.00	104.18
6	—	866	118.00–140.00	129.00
2	—	708	75.00–77.00	75.95

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.